Description
A spiced, soft quick bread made with applesauce is baked atop caramelized apples and cranberries for a stunning holiday presentation.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup lightly packed brown sugar
- 2 Braeburn or Granny Smith apples (peeled, cored and sliced)
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup applesauce
- 2 eggs (room temperature)
- 3 tbsp. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. nutmeg
- ¼ tsp. kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Spray 9×5 loaf pan generously with non-stick cooking spray.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar.
- Add sliced apples and mix together until thoroughly coated. Cook for two minutes until somewhat soft.
- Place apple mixture in the prepared pan and sprinkle with the cranberries.
- In a large bowl, combine granulated sugar, vegetable oil, applesauce, eggs, milk and vanilla.
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
- Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture until just combined. Do not over mix.
- Gently spoon the batter over the apple cranberry mixture in the prepared pan.
- Place the pan on a large baking sheet and bake for 65 minutes.
- Cool for 15 minutes. Before inverting onto platter, carefully slice off top mound so bread sits flat.
- Cool completely before slicing and serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Category: Baking, Cake, Dessert